Lake County moves to add data centers, crypto-mining to development rules

Aug 7, 2025

County staff presented an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance to create a specific land-use category for data centers and related facilities; planning staff said the change creates guardrails and received a unanimous recommendation from the planning commission.

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Lake County officials presented an amendment to the county’s Unified Development Ordinance to add data centers — including crypto- and Bitcoin-mining facilities — as a defined land-use category.

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